Top TNA Star Missing Several Tapings, More On TNA's TV Deal Negotiations

- TNA World Heavyweight Champion Bobby Lashley will be missing the One Night Only pay-per-view tapings and the international TV tapings in North Carolina & Virginia the first weekend of September. Lashley will be fighting for Bellator MMA instead. Lashley will be facing Josh Burns (8-7) in his Bellator debut on September 5th.

- TNA was reportedly having talks with Discovery's Velocity channel before the story broke about Spike TV not renewing Impact Wrestling. TNA is talking with other channels but at one point a few weeks ago, talks with Velocity were the most serious.

Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter

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